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Sutphin Boulevard & Jamaica Avenue, Queens

3 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Sutphin Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue, 1927

    Queens: Sutphin Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue

    1927

  • Queens: Sutphin Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue, 1931

    Queens: Sutphin Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue

    1931

  • Sutphin Blvd.

    Sutphin Blvd.

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Sutphin Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue, 1931

Photo 2 of 3 at Sutphin Boulevard & Jamaica Avenue, Queens

Queens: Sutphin Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue

1931

Sutphin Boulevard, north from Jamaica Avenue. This area is part of Jamaica's business district. P. L. Sperr January 28, 1931

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